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follow us on: t here is growing international concern about multi-resistant bacte- ria (mrsa), and we are starting to see more attention being given to the subject from both the political and consumer side. the
world
health organization has recently campaigned to create awareness about this problem, and for one week in november, the eyes of the whole
world
were turned to this global health problem and the steps that can be taken to reduce the use of antibiotics. concerned about the problem,
vikinggenetics
aims to support dairy farmers in reducing the use of antibiotics in cattle breeding. thanks to strict veterinarian regulation of the use of antibiotics in scandinavia, we are able to breed for health. this focus on health has been natural for us for the past 40 years and as a result, scandinavian countries now have the lowest use of antibiotics in europe and the
world
. we are proud of this development which enables us both to increase the production level and improve cow health. to share this message with the rest of the
world
, we have now launched vikingdefence? as a genetic solution to reduce incidences of clinical diseases such as mastitis and digital dermatitis, in herds. as vikingdefence is in the genes, the solution will work anywhere, from the zimbabwean bush to intensive farming systems in the usa. we have dedicated this issue of vikingnews to vikingdefence. we have also produced a range of articles for your interest, from the viewpoint of women in the breeding
world
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mon sight in finland, to successful farmers around the viking
world
such as on the torre santa maria farm in spain. this farm is now doing genomic test on females on our ntm (nordic total merit) scale with outstanding results! happy reading! thank you for following us! layout and production vahle + nikolaisen. photos alex arkink, elly geverink, elisabeth theodorsson, tiina tahvonen and employees by vg. cover photo vj leuko daughter no 26341-1680 (havdal leuko gabi) from jørn mikkelsen, hinnerup, denmark. by alex arkink of the healthy cows the natural defence david stenkær ravnkilde, head of business development,
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